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Cementon, Pennsylvania (8479976837)Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Cementon · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cementon residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Cementon, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Cementon. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Cementon

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cementon adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
76%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cementon 7.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cementon adults…

Cementon runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Cementon adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3–3.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Cementon

No hospital or community health center in Cementon itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERLehigh Valley HospitalAllentown · 8.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Lukes Hospital★★★★★ · 8.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterAllentown · 6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
8.5 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
11.9 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
13.6 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCementon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCementon is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCementon is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cementon; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cementon, betterCementon, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cementon gets moving

0.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Cementon adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Cementon adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Cementon adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Cementon and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Northampton: 35.1%Whitehall Township: 33.4%Egypt: 31.8%Allen Township: 33.9%North Catasauqua: 34.2%Coplay: 34.6%Fullerton: 34.7%Allentown: 38.9%Catasauqua: 34.3%Hanover Township: 37.6%North Whitehall Township: 31.8%South Whitehall Township: 30.9%Hokendauqua: 32.4%Cementon: 33%CementonNorthamptonWhitehall TownshipEgyptLehigh Valley Hospital · Allentown · 8.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHVHP Specialties · Allentown · 6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Egypt31.8%
Cementon33%
Whitehall Township33.4%
Northampton35.1%
PA33.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Whitehall TownshipB33.4%11.7%15.7%ZIP 18052
NorthamptonB−35.1%11.2%17.4%CDC place
Egypt————

Egypt: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.3%

of Cementon adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cementon

Why doesn’t Cementon have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Cementon.

What hospital is closest to Cementon?

Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, 8.3 miles in a straight line from Cementon’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Cementon?

26 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is VHP Specialties in Allentown, 6.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cementon.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.